ashem (H818) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H818

אָשֵׁם

ashemaw-shame'

guilty

1890 spelling: ʼâshêm

Gematria 341· 901 mispar gadol

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

guilty; hence, presenting asin-offering

Rendered in the KJV as

one which is faulty, guilty.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀1
וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים1
כְּאָשֵׁ֔ם1

How it is rendered · 3

[are] guilty1
and [being] guilty1
like a guilty [person]1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

adjective · masculine plural1
conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural1
preposition + adjective · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HAampa · 1
HC/Aampa · 1
HR/Aamsa · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 3 · 33%
2 Samuel1 of 3 · 33%
Ezra1 of 3 · 33%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 42:21אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀ʾashemimadjective · masculine pluralThen they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”here: [are] guilty

2 Samuel1 occurrence

2 Samuel 14:13כְּאָשֵׁ֔םkeashempreposition + adjective · masculine singularThe woman asked, “Why have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, since he has not brought back his own banished son?here: like a guilty [person]

Ezra1 occurrence

Ezra 10:19וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥יםvaashemimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralMaaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.here: and [being] guilty

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